The services within the Civil Services Examination have been grouped into Technical and Non-Technical categories. Technical Services require special medical status in terms of vision, height, chest, chest expansion etc.
Technical services:
- Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS)
- Indian Police Service (IPS)
- Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Police Service (DANIPS)
- Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS)
- Railway Protection Force (RPF)
Non-technical services:
- Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
- Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
- Indian Audit & Accounts Service ( IA&AS)
- Indian Revenue Service (IRS – Customs and Central Excise)
- Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)
- Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS)
- Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS)
- Indian Defense Accounts Service (IDAS)
- Indian Revenue Service (IRS – Income Tax)
- Indian Ordinance Factories Services
- Indian Postal Service (IPoS)
- Indian Defense Estates Service (IDES)
- Indian Postal & Telegraph Accounts and Finance Service
- Indian Corporate Law Services (ICLS)
- Indian Information Service
- Indian Trade Service (IIS)
- DANICS
- PONDICS
- Armed Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) Civil Service
Minimum Standard for Height and Chest Girth
Candidates will not be accepted for the below technical services if they do not meet the minimum standard for height and chest girth.
| NO | Service | Height | Chest girth when fully expanded | Expansion | |
| 1 | Indian Railway Traffic Service | Men | 152 cm* | 84 cm | 5cm |
| Women | 150 cm* | 79 cm | 5 cm | ||
| 2. | Indian Police Service, Group ‘A’ post in Railway Protection Force and other Central Police Services Group ‘A’ & Group ‘B’ | Men | 165 cm (For ST – 160 cm) | 84 cm | 5cm |
| Women | 150 cm (For ST – 145 cm) | 79 cm | 5 cm |
* Relaxed minimum height is prescribed in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes and to races such as Gorkhas, Garhwalis, Assamese, Kumaonis, and Nagaland Tribal etc. whose average height is distinctly lower.
Standards for distant and near vision for Technical and Non-Technical Services
| Technical Services | Non- Technical Services | |||
| Better eye (corrected vision) | Worse eye | Better eye (corrected vision) | Worse eye | |
| Distant vision | 6/6 or 6/9 | 6/12 or 6/9 | 6/6 or 6/9 | 6/18 to Nil or 6/12 |
| Near vision | J1** | J2** | J1** J2 | J3 to Nil** J2 |
| Types of corrections permitted | Spectacles, CL and Refractive Surgery like Lasik, ICL, IOL etc. But if refractive surgery was done, the case to be referred to a Special Board of Ophthalmologists. | Spectacles, CL and Refractive Surgery like Lasik, ICL, IOL etc. | ||
| Limits of refractive error permitted | No limit. However the candidates who have Myopia of more than 6.00 D including spherical & cylindrical error should be referred to special Myopia Board. | No limit. However the candidates who have Myopia of more than 6.00 D including spherical & cylindrical error should be referred to special Myopia Board. | ||
| Color vision requirements | High-Grade | Low grade | ||
| Binocular vision needed | Yes | No | ||
| Squint | Unfit | Fit | ||
** Near vision for Railways Service viz., IRTS, IRAS, IRPS, and RPF is JI in better eye and JII in the worse eye.
Note: We will be writing a separate post on medical requirements for Civil Services.
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Dear Sir,
I have been diagnosed with left-sided varicocele. To be an IAS officer is my dream. Regarding medical examination, I wanted to know whether I will be rejected? The doctor has not suggested me to go for surgery until I reach a suitable age.
So my question is “Will I get rejected for IAS or (Any non-technical services) if I have a varicocele ?” OR will the board ask me to complete the surgery in order to be qualified for the non-technical services?
Hi, don’t worry about the medical requirements of UPSC now. The medical check-ups varies from hospital to hospital. Not every hospital checks for varicocele. Just focus on your studies now.
I have the same query … so if they check will it be a problem..? I have minor vericocele
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Don’t worry. That won’t be a problem.
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From schooling to now I have 85% result and I m an SC candidate ( please don’t take wrongly I m informing my details because I want to fulfill my dream and that to its my responsibility to help my country )
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sir,
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I’ve been detected with left side grade 2 varicocle which is not visible. I had consulted with urologist for the same and he suggested not to get operated as it is not visible and can be felt only by physical examination.
Am I eligible for IPS or i need to undergo a surgery. Please reply
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i can walk efficiently + i can also run 4 km in 20 mins , which means that i can run efficiently too.
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